making news in america this morning, another mass shooting. chaos, anguish and anger. >> she just said she was in her room. she locked herself up. there were shooters. >> a man and a woman dressed for battle terrorizing a california city. they hit the floor and ran inside to their manager's office. >> opening fire at an office holiday banquet. >> all of a sudden, boom, it just -- like right here. >> boom, boom, boom. >> the well-planned attack ending in a gunfight with police. >> oh, my gosh. >> new details about the suspects just released.

and what we know about the victims. live team coverage. >> and we do say good thursday morning, everyone. we'll start with the breaking new developments after the deadly shooting rampage in san bernardino, california. 14 people we're told brutally murdered at work. 17 others wounded. >> the suspects identified as syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik. malik was a county employee. both killed in a wild shoot-out after a high speed chase. a co-worker said he went to saudi arabia earlier this year and returned with a wife. they were reportedly parents of a 6-month-old baby. >> that barrage of gunshots from the final confrontation captured often camera by a man in the neighborhood. investigators had been searching a nearby home linked to the couple but there's no word on

>> we have live team coverage. megan hughes is standing by with reaction from washington but begin with lauren lyster live in san bernardino. good morning, lauren. >> reporter: good morning, reena and kendis. the two suspects now dead identified as fukushima syed farook and tashfeen malik. they are not ruling out terrorism. though the suspects are dead investigators remain on scene and on alert. it ended much as it began with a barrage of gunfire captured on this cell phone video. >> my house is getting shot at >> reporter: four hours of terror in san bernardino after gunmen stormed an office building killing 14 people. the final confrontation on a neighborhood street lined with houses, a dark suv riddled with bullets. a person with a gun shot down just feet away. another dead inside.

at this point that we had two shooters and we have two dead suspects and as i said they were armed. i do have information on what they were armed with. both suspects were armed with what was essentially 223 caliber assault rifle. >> reporter: law enforcement tracked down the suspects just two miles from the initial attack at the inland regional center. >> multiple shots that were fired. we're getting a suspect last seen wearing a black ski mask. all black clothing. >> reporter: those working there included the wounded phoned their families. >> she was shot and scared and she said, i just want to tell you that i love you. >> she called us from t hospital since we were locked better. she's alive. >> reporter: investigators say the shooters targeted a workshop and training event inside the center. last night the building was still an active crime scene after a bomb squad disposed of explosive devices. the group holding that meeting

health department. farook was an environmental specialist for the county and reena and kendis, he had been working there five years. >> yeah, you do mention that. did he attend this actual meeting, lauren? >> reporter: he did attend the meeting according to police and according to a colleague that told abc news, he left 30 minutes before the shooting. now, police said that it did involved. it didn't appear that the suspects just ran home and grabbed guns but that there was more to it. the suspects were in full gear and face masks reportedly, but syed farook was at that meeting and authorities say he was there a year earlier. >> so a calculated event playing out. lauren lyster in san bernardino, thank you. >> as we're learning more about the shooting suspects we're also hearing reaction for those close to them. >> yeah, late last night the brother-in-law of syed farook

28-year-old about a week ago. farhan khan is married to farook's sister and says he has no idea what might have motivated the attack. >> i just cannot express how sad i am for, you know, what happened today. i mean, my condolences to the supreme who lost their life. i am very sad that people lost their life and there are victims out there. i wish a speedy recovery to them and, again, i am in shock that something like this could happen. that's all i have. i hope everybody understands and, you know, everybody get recovered much faster. i spoke to him a week ago. i have no idea. i have no idea. why would he do that? why would he do something like this? i have absolutely no idea. i am shock myself. a normal person.

today we'll learn more about the people who left for work, never to see their families again. >> a father whose daughter was inside the building when the gunfire broke out had a chance to text while she was locked inside an office, her dad was understandably emotional reading her words. >> shooting at my work, people shot. in the office waiting for cops. >> but she's okay? >> pray for us. >> it didn't take long for politics to become part of this nearly every presidential candidate weighing in. >> only the democrats mentioned gun control. megan hughes joins us with details. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, as we've seen in a lot of other mass shootings, republicans really steering clear of gun control politics in their response. democrats on the other hand including the president demanding change. a tragic slaughter in san

colorado clinic. president obama who fought hard for gun control measures after the newtown shooting and lost is weighing in again. >> we have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world. and there are some steps we could take. >> reporter: hillary clinton calling for action at an event in orlando was the shooting was unfolding. >> it is time for us to say we're going to have comprehensive background checks, we're going to close the gun show loophole. >> reporter: as police were engaged in the suspects the house speaker was lighting the capitol christmas tree. >> please keep them in your prayerses right now. >> reporter: cruz cruz, ben carson and jeb bush tweeted prayers. a scathing report this morning, god isn't fixing this. senator chris murphy of connecticut home of the newtown

should be about steps to take to stop this carnage. your prayer s s s s should be for forgiveness. >> can we have a moment of silence? a lot of people killed. >> reporter: donald trump at a rally in virginia didn't mention gun control or the second amendment. >> this is when we appreciate our great police and our law enforcement. remember that. remember that. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: after the paris attacks trump said if more people were armed, there would be fewer fatalities than mass shootings. >> megan, thank you for that. still ahead, much more on the shooting rampage including how investigators are digging into the suspect's lives and special media. a look from inside the building. s.w.a.t. teams leaving sur e leading survivors to safety. a new report by a government committee saying that the agency is, quote, in crisis. i know how it is. you're all set to book a flight using your airline credit card miles. and surprise! those seats sometimes cost a

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we'd like to update the breaking news. police identified the suspects in that massacre at a social services center in san bernardino, california that left 14 people dead. >> and those suspects are syed farook and his wife, tashfeen malik, reportedly the parents of a 6-month-old killed in a shoot-out with police hours after the rampage. a co-worker said farook got married earlier this year during a trip to saudi arabia. >> he was a county employee who worked with the victims of the shooting. this morning we're getting a loot at gripping cell phone video from inside showing the moment police moved in to evacuate trapped workers. >> keep your hands where i can see them. thank you. thank you. try to relax. everyone, try to relax. i'll take the bullet before you, that's for damn sure. just keep cool. >> just imagine what they were

obviously some tense moments as s.w.a.t. teams led people out of the building. >> the harrowing events in san bernardino are also best summed up by the witnesses. >> kabc reporter leann suitor spoke to many of them. >> gunshot. those are gunshots. >> oh, yeah. >> those are gunshots. >> oh. >> reporter: a terrifying scene captured on camera. drivers caught in the cross fire of a rolling gun battle as killers. >> multiple the like gunshots going back and forth and next thing i know i seen army officers, fbi agents, everything is coming down the street and one of the officers came past and he told us, run inside a house. get inside. active shooter. >> reporter: the suspect's suv riddled with bullet holes. two suspects dead, 28-year-old syed farook and 27-year-old tashfeen malik. it all began when authorities spotted the suv and the chase was on. witnesses say the suspects exchanged gunfire with police before suddenly crashing on san

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updating the breaking news out of san bernardino, california. the suspects in the deadly shooting rampage have been identified. >> police say 28-year-old syed farook and his wife, 27-year-old tashfeen malik opened fire at a social services center killing 14, injuring 17 others. the newlyweds were later killed in a shoot-out with police. farook was a county employee whose co-workers were the victims. a colleague said he traveled to saudi arabia earlier and returned with a wife. reportedly they have a new baby. investigators still trying to pinpoint a motive and they're not ruling out terrorism at this point. still looking into potential motives. and,ing, the images from the southern california massacre will remain with us for quite a

>> among all the images of violence, were also many of compassion and love and would like to share them with you. officers escorting survivors from the scene of the mass shooting. a man in a bloody shirt gets a tearful hug from a woman. a woman wiping away tears as she and another man wait at a community center for a family member. dozens of schools under lockdown. thousands of children separated from their parents. this morning, so many happy reunions as the lockdowns were lifted and so many kids reunited with their parents. people frightened by the outburst of senseless violence finding a comforting embrace in the arms of another. >> those images becoming all too familiar sadly for people in this country and the headlines all too familiar.

at "the laelly news." every time once of these take place they have an issue like this talking about gun violence. this one is poignant saying god isn't fixing this and on the sides are tweets from politicians saying pray for san bernardino. >> that's been such a big focus. a lot angry phillip mena hasn't been enough political will on capitol hill to do more. the law center for preventing gun violence actually gave california an a minus, one of the highest ratings in the country for their ability to do sort of lock control and gun regulation. also another headline out of california from the "l.a. times" it says rampage kills 14. two suspects killed after the car chase, of course, looking at the details of the attack yesterday. >> and, of course, ha shooting close to home for los angeles only 60 miles east of where this all played out. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> lots more details on "good morning america." we hope you stay with us and